A dirge is a funeral song. Why did Shelley choose that title for this poem?

A Dirge
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Rough wind, that moanest loud
Grief too sad for song;
Wild wind, when sullen cloud
Knells all the night long;

Sad storm, whose tears are vain,
Bare woods, whose branches strain,
Deep caves and dreary main,--
Wail, for the world's wrong!

A.
He is discouraged by the state of society.
B.
He is embracing nature and its violence.
C.
He wishes to mourn nature.
D.
He wishes to comfort nature.

Question

A dirge is a funeral song. Why did Shelley choose that title for this poem?

A Dirge
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

Rough wind, that moanest loud
Grief too sad for song;
Wild wind, when sullen cloud
Knells all the night long;

Sad storm, whose tears are vain,
Bare woods, whose branches strain,
Deep caves and dreary main,--
Wail, for the world's wrong!

A. 
He is discouraged by the state of society.
B. 
He is embracing nature and its violence.
C. 
He wishes to mourn nature.
D. 
He wishes to comfort nature.

Vocaloid · Answer

note the definition of dirge: a lament for the dead

so clearly the author has negative or pessimistic views about the subject matter

that narrows us down to A+C
 
between those two options, which do you think is a better fit for the poem? as a hint try re-reading it to see what the subject matter is really about